Othello (1622)

Author
William Shakespeare
Work Type
Mainpiece
Genre
Tragedy
Performance Medium
Spoken Drama
Associated work receipts The physical apparatus employed on and around the stage to support, enhance and sometimes substitute the performers' enactment of drama.
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
£32,894 17s 10d £17,895 11s 4d (54.4%) £14,999 6s 6d (45.6%)
1732 - 1809
£32,894 17s 10d - (100%) £17,895 11s 4d (54.4%) £14,999 6s 6d (45.6%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
314 178 136
1732 - 1809
314 178 136
Notes
Performed first 1601-4.
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
27 Sep 1784 Covent Garden Othello, Harlequin Rambler No No No Unknown N/A N/A
08 Mar 1785 Drury Lane Othello, Liberty Hall No No No £259 14s N/A N/A
12 Mar 1785 Drury Lane Othello, All the Worlds a Stage No Yes No £291 N/A N/A
29 Mar 1785 Drury Lane Othello, Liberty Hall No No No £262 13s 6d N/A N/A
05 Apr 1785 Drury Lane Othello, The Gentle Shepherd No No No £225 10s N/A N/A
21 Apr 1785 Drury Lane Othello, Too Civil by Half, Comic Dance No No No £170 4s 6d N/A N/A
23 Apr 1785 Covent Garden Othello, The Poor Soldier No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
16 May 1785 Covent Garden Othello, Midas, Leap Year, Moderation and Alteration No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
17 Sep 1785 Drury Lane Othello, The Quaker No No No £280 16s 6d 100% N/A
10 Oct 1785 Drury Lane Othello, The Critic No No No £163 5s 6d 44% N/A
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